To activate Daylight saving time manually
● Select On (daylight saving time).
This adds one hour to the currently configured local time. The unit will not automatically
switch between summer and winter time.
To activate automatic Daylight saving time switchover
1
Select Automatic.
2
Use the To daylight saving time and To standard time lists to enter the appropriate start
and end details.
The unit will automatically adjust at the given dates and times.
DST begins
DST ends
Australia
2:00 AM local time on first
Sunday in October
3:00 AM local time on first
Sunday in April
China
N/A
N/A
Europe
2:00 AM local time on last
Sunday in March
3:00 AM local time on last
Sunday in October
Russia
N/A
N/A
USA
2:00 AM local time on second
Sunday in March
2:00 AM local time on first
Sunday in November
21.2
SNTP Settings
The date and time can be adjusted automatically with the aid of a Simple Network Time
Protocol (SNTP) server. If enabled, the SNTP server is queried automatically by the internal
clocks, with a configurable time interval.
To set up the BC840-MC for use with an SNTP server
1
In SNTP Settings, clear Enable time service, and then click Save.
2
In Date and Time, open the Time zone list, and then select your local zone.
3
Select the Daylight saving time (DST) option to be applied.
4
Click Save, and then wait for 2 seconds.
5
Set the Date and Local time values.
A maximum error of 5 minutes is allowed for these settings.
6
Click Save.
7
In SNTP Settings, select Enable time service.
8
Select IP address from DHCP or specify the IP address of the time server.
Assigning the IP address via DHCP requires that DHCP is enabled in section Advanced of
the Network page.
9
Adjust the Time service query interval (if necessary), and then click Save.
The unit will now synchronise (within the interval set in the SNTP Settings section) to
the time server and remain synchronised, also after reboots.
Note: (S)NTP synchronisation is mandatory for ONVIF.
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